In what's become a running theme this season, South Decatur gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They never let the North Decatur Chargers onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for South Decatur.
Devin Pate was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Pate has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Pate was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Corey Nugent was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Colby Rathburn, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
On North Decatur's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Dean, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
South Decatur's win bumped their record up to 13-5. As for North Decatur, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-12.
South Decatur will take on Oldenburg Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. South Decatur will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for North Decatur, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Jac-Cen-Del at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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